Table 3.

Identified Amino Acid Permeases of Synechocystis sp. Strain PCC 6803

Permease TC family[i] Substrate(s) ORF Gene Putative gene-product
Nat3.A.1Neutral amino acids and histidine slr0467 natA ATP-binding subunit
slr0559 natB Periplasmic substrate-binding protein
sll0146 natC Integral membrane protein
slr0949 natD Integral membrane protein
slr1881 natE ATP-binding subunit
Bgt3.A.1Basic amino acids and glutamine slr1735 bgtA ATP-binding subunit
sll1270 bgtB Periplasmic substrate-binding and integral membrane protein
GltS2.A.27Glutamate slr1145 gltS Monocomponent permease
Gtr2.A.56Glutamate sll1102 gtrA Integral membrane protein
sll1103 gtrB Integral membrane protein
sll1104 gtrC Periplasmic substrate-binding protein

[i] Transporter classification (TC) family according toSaier (2000): 3.A.1, ABC-type uptake permeases; 2.A.27, glutamate: Na+ symporter family; 2.A.56, tripartite ATP-independent periplasmic transporter family.